Barrel stave setting-up machine



P 26, 1933- w. F. NEWHOUSE 1,928,113

BARREL STAVE SETTING UP MACHINE Filed June 8, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet l 2w WW Sept. 26, 1933. w E NEWHQUSE- 1,928,113

BARREL STAVE SETTING UP MACHINE Filed June 8, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept. 26, 1933. w. F. NEWHOUSE BARREL STAVE SETTING UP MACHINE Filed June 8, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 W. F. NEWHOUSE BARREL STAVE SETTING UP MACHINE S pt. 26, 1933.

Filed June 8, 1931. 5.Sheets-Sheet 4 Sept. 26, 1933. w. F. NEWHOUSE 1,928,113

BARREL STAVE SETTING UP MACHINE Filed June 8, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 5.

then be bent inwardly and brought tightly to-' Patented Sept. 26, 1933 UNITED S ATES This invention relates to machinery for use in setting up barrel staves, in order to assemble the .staves inbarrel form, preliminary to the fastening of the hoops and the bottom-head in place.

Generally stated, the object of the invention is to provide a novel construction and arrangement whereby the barrel staves can be assembled with their lower end portions in tight engagement with each other, within atruss ring or truss hoop, and

whereby the upper end portions of the staves can gether at their edges, preliminary to then placing a temporary hoop or ring overthe'upper portions of the staves, whereby the barrel-stave assembly can then be lifted out and transferred to 'machinery for applying the hoops of the barrel, or for securing one head in place. 7

.It is also an object to provide certain details and features of construction and combinations tending to increase the general efiiciencyand the desirability of a'barrel-stave setting-up machine of this particular character.

To the foregoing and other useful invention consists in the matters hereinafterset forth-and claimed, and shown in the accompanying drawings; in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view of a barrel-stave setting up machine involving the principles of the invention, showing the various elements of the machine iniposition to receive the loose staves.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail or fragmentary view. Fig. 3' is a section on line '3-3 in Fig. 2 of the drawings. I

Fig. 4' is a side elevation of the in Fig. 1 of the drawings, showing the barrel staves inserted and ready to be drawn together at their'upper ends. 7

Fig. 5 is a plan view of one of the barrel staves Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4, showing the barrel-stave assemblies, held together with temporary rings or truss hoops, removed from the said machine.

, Fig. 8 is a vertical section on line 8 8 in Fig. 1

of the drawings, showing the staves in the condition in which they are shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

' Fig. 9 is a sectional view showing another form of the invention.

Fig. 1-0is'a .view looking down on the stave contracting mechanism, with the parts as shown in- Fig. 6 of. the drawings.

ends, the

machine shown Fig.1]. is an enlarged detail section on line 11 11 in Fig.10of the drawings. .1 Fig. 12 is an enlarged detail section on line 12 12 in Fig. 10 of thedrawings;

Asthus illustrated, the invention comprises asuitable base 1 having. anuprightp'ortion 2 atthe rear thereof, the upper ring frame 3- being secured to the upper portion of theI-upright-Q j by. means or: bolts or. screws 4, or in: any suitable' or desired manner.- -An"upr ight brace 5 is interposed between the front portion of-theri-ng. frame 3 and theiront portion of the base-1, 1 the manner shown, whereby the ring frame 3 isv firmly supported in horizontaliposition'. AzdiSklike-form plate 6 is'secured. upon the base 1 by a center screw or bolt 7,,in the manner shown.

A'metal band 8 is secured to thebracket'Q- at 10, pivotally,'and is provided with a toggle joint 11 which is operated by 'a footpedal 12, whereby the band 8 may be contracted or expanded-at will. -Aspring 13 is" connected to the foot pedal 12 and serves normally to raiseithis pedal, thereby to keep the: band 8 in normally expanded; po-Z sition'. V r .The stave clamping "or'embracin'g varms 14' are- 0 pivoted at 1am brackets 16 that'are secured tothev ring frame. 3' in any suitable manner. -Eachpin 15 extends" through the bracket16 and-through a portion of. the ring 3 below, and the adjacent portion of the arm' l lfis between the bracket 16 above and the'proje'cting portion of the'rlng I 3 below,'oo that the pin 15 has'upperandlower bearings betweenwhich. the arm- 14: isheld by the pin." A ring 1'? is' loosely mounted onthe top of theringxframe3.1in such' a. manner that the ring 17 can rotate or oscillate slightly, about the vertical axis of the machine, andv this ring" 171s connected by links 18 with the arms 14,, whereby oscillation of the ring l'lwill cause saidarms to. move in a'horizontal plane, causing said arms to move toward and away from thecentral'fi vertical; axis of themachine. To cause this osoil-' lation'of ,the ring-[17, and to. thereby cause "the operation of the said arms '14, "a; hand lever 19' I ispivoted on the. stationary frame, at 20, asv shownmore clearly in Figs. 4 andfi of thezdrawings.: A- casting 21 is secured to the"ring,1 7, as} shown, and this casting is connected by"a li nk 22 to the hand lever 19,;whereby operation of. this lever will cause'a partial rotation or-.oscil-'- lation of thering 17,.in the desired manner.

In the assembly'of the staves'23,:in ther'nanner shown in the drawings, a tempo'rary'ring or truss hoop '24 is desirably employed, this, ring beingremovably seated" on brackets 251 provided; on

shafts are connected together byc'ranksZ'lon the ends thereof, and by a link or bar,28 pivoted on said cranks. The frcnt'shaft 26 is provided witha foot pedal 29, and by depressing this foot pedal both shafts 26 will be'rocked in the desired manner. :The arms 30 are rigid'withthe. shafts 26,. and are disposed inposition to engage the under side of the' truss hoop '24,.when the foot pedal .29 is depressed, thereby to raise the. barrel [assembly out of engagement withthe base of the machine, and out of engagement with the form .plate 6, after the assembly is complete;

After the hand lever 19 is thrown into the po sition shown in Fig. 6 of thedrawings, so as to contract the arms i l and cause them to bring the upper ends of the staves together, a' truss hoop 31 is then slipped-over the ends of the staves,'tohold them in contracted position. Preliminary to this, the pedal 12 is depressed to contract the staves by means of the band 8,,thereby holding the lower portions of the staves in tight engagement with each other, preliminary to the bending of theupper ends of the staves'inwardly to receive the truss hoop 31- previously mentioned. The'band: 8 is contractedor tensioned' around. the .staves to prevent the vertical edges of said staves from slipping past each other, during thetime .the contracting arms 14 are causing the upperends of the staves to be drawn together... This slipping condition is more liable to occur when badly warped and crooked staves 5 .are'assernbled' In this connection, it will be seen that the'band 8 has guide portions 32 that engage thestationary guides 33, whereby the front portion; of the :band is movablyi supported in horiin the desired manner;

When the barrelassembly iscompletathe foot pedal 29 is depressed, as stated, and the arms zon tal position, but is free to flex and operate .30 raise the barrel assembly out'of engagement with the form plate 6, it being observed in this connection thata spring 34 is appliedto the rear shaft26. in amannertoyieldinglyhold the pedal 29in raised position, so that the arms will be normally depressed. E'In Fig. 9, a wire hoop35 bottomform. plate 136 is raised a distance from the base, being removably secured in -place by a the center screw or bolt 37, as shown. I

'I; he arms.14 are long enough to be overlapping, as shown, whereby these armscircurnscribe the upper portions of thebarrel staves, and when operated serve in efiect to form a continuously 'contacting ring around the upper portion of the barrel-stave assembly, whereby. each and every. stave is bent inwardly at its upper end,in such a manner that the upper truss hoop 31' can then easily he slipped over the barrel staves.. When thework is done,.a barrelestave assemblyof the kind shown in Fig. '7 is produced, and'this. assembly is then ready to be placed in a stapling machine, for example,:for.the' stapling of thehoops thereto,or

for the fastening of one. of 'the heads into. the v end of the barrel. This is the-preferred method,

, but it will be understood that thethoops or rings need not necessarily betemporary hoops, but may 'be wood hoopsor wire hoops, or other hoops,- to

' be stapled or otherwise permanently-fastened to the barrel staves, tobecome a part of the ultimate barrel.

- Fig; 7. shows theipreliminary barrel-stave set-:

isshown, in place of the ,trusshoop24 previously mentioned, also, the

up,--in its preferred form; and it will be understood, of course, that, before being transferred to the stapling machine, for stapling the hoops 1n place, this assembly may be operated upon or treated in any desired manner for the reception" of the barrel'heads. In fact, the barrel-stave assembly shown and described may be. prelimi nary to any subsequentoperation' thereon, so far as the broader aspects of the invention are concerned, but'the machine shown and described is especially adapted for the. setting-up and formation of a barrel-stave assembly which can thereafter be transferred to other machinery for advantageously completing the work of forming the assembly into a suitable barrelawhich is open. atone end thereof to receive the load, and'which can thereafter be closed in any suitable or desired manner; Y

Looking at Fig. 10 of they drawings, it will be seen that fixed vertical axes 15 are spaced apart on the circumference of a' circle struck from the vertical axis oi the barrel; It will alsobeseen that the movablepivots of the links 18,- on the,

ring 17, are spaced apart on ,the circumference of a larger circle also struckfrom said central vertical axis.

or levers 14 have engagement with the barrel at With this arrangement, the arms pointsbetween their ends andthe pivots of the links 18 on, said arms. This gives the arms '14 the desired character of movement, advantageously, and provides a clear space'in thecenter of the machine, for thebarrel, the links 1 8 being interposed between the outer edges of the arms 14 and the ring 1'2, in the manner shown, Thus,

when the arms or levers'14 aretightened around the barrel, the curved inner edges of these arms,

as shown in Fig.- 10, provide practically a complete circular engagement with the barrel, so

that practicallyall barrel staves are engaged and Y forced into the line of a circle, so that the upper ring 31, can be v slipped over the top portion-oi the barrel. In this way, a hand machine is pro'-' 'vided ionassembling barrel staves,.which is quite easy and fast to operate. 1

. l't'will be seen that the links 18 are in-eifect toggle-joint links, and exert an 'inward ,toggle pushing action when the ring 17. is partially rotated in the direction shown inFig. 10 of the drawings.

This is because the pivots 38 of said links, on the ring 17, form toggle-joints, in efiect, whereby when the ring 17 is, rotated in the direc-' tion shown in Fig. 10 of the drawings, these-toggle 7 links 18 endeavor, so to speak, to become radial to the vertical axis or thebarrel, and in-so doing exert a powerful toggle action topush the arms 14 inwardly against the barrel; Duringsuch tog vgleaction, the. ring 17 in effectformsthe other link of the tcggle-joint,*but. instead of having a swinging action about an axis, the cooperating portion of the ring slides against the flange 3 on the outside ring. Or, stated .another vay, the

toggle-joint 38' swings adistance about the vertical axis of the barrel, and the result is that,

thelinks 18 have a true toggle pushing action,.a

.very powerful cne,'when the ring-17 is rotated in the direction shown in Fig. 10 of thedrawings.

Thereafter, when the ring 1 7 is rotated'in the reverse direction, the action of the links 18 is a pulling action, but at this ti-mevery little power' is needed to swing the arms l4 outwardly to re,- lease the barrelg' Thus the instrum'en'talities for 1 contracting the upper, ends of thefbarrelstaves" .is very powerful, and veryeasily operated, and

provide practically a continuous or unbroken circular contact with the outer sides of the barrel,

so. that practically every'stave is engaged and forced inwardly by the toggle action shown and described.

What .I claim as my invention is: 1. A machine for assembling barrel staves in bilge barrel form, comprising positioning instrumentalities for receiving the lower end portions of the barrel staves with their side edges in engagee ference of a circle struck' from said barrel axis,

with movable vertical axes forming toggle-joints spaced apart on the circumference of a larger circle struck from said barrel axis, and-being operative about all of said axes by simultaneous movement of said toggle-joints on said larger cir- I cle to exert a toggle thrust inwardly and thereby contract the upper ends of the staves, and there- 1 after by reverse motion of said joints tov disen- 5 gage the barrel assembly held together. by said lower annular member and said upper" annular member. 1

2. A bilge barrel stave assembly machine,'as

specified in claim 1, in combination withcontracting means disposed a distance above said positioning instrumentalities, below said contracting instrumentalities.

3. A bilge barrel stave assembly machine, as specified in claim 1, in combination with contracting means disposed a distance above said positioning instrumentalities, below said contracting instrumentalities, said contracting means comprising a flexible band provided with a toggle-joint, and provided with a foot pedal for' op-j crating said toggle-joint. Y

4. Abilge barrel stave assembly machine, as

talities comprising a bottom form plate having a circular edge concentric to but of less diameter than said circles for engaging the lower ends of the staves a distance below said lower annular member.

the outer sides of the staves, and comprising means operative about said movable axes on the a larger circle for simultaneously operating said arms to force the staves inwardly, and for pulling the arms outwardly to release the barrelstave assembly.

6. A bilge barrel stave assembly machine, as specified in claim 1, said barrel-stave contracting instrumentalities comprising a plurality of pivoted armsoperable in a horizontal plane, said arms having stationary pivotal mountings, a ring oscillatory in a horizontal plane, links connecting said ring with intermediate portions of said arms, with the portions of the arms between their ends and said links formed to engage the barrel staves, and means including a hand lever 'for oscillating said ring.

.7. A bilgebarrel stave assembly m'ac liinefas specified in claim I 1.; -comprising ioot 'operated rock shaftsv each having arms for engagingsaid lower annular member to raise the finished bar rel' stave assembly in said r'nachirie.

8. A bilge barrel stave assembly machine, as

specified in'claim' 1, comprising iront a'ndrear] 'fting means for raising the finished"barrel-stave assembly in the machine; to facilitate: removal of the assembly upwardly fromthe machine. v9. A bilge barrel stave assemblygmachinegas specified iii claim 1, comprising barrel-stave contracting means disposed. a distancebelow; said.

contracting instrumentalities, said stavecontracting means comprising a flexible band, with means for contracting the band around .the staves, a hinge for the rear portion of the band, and guides. for the front. portion of theband, wherebythe band is supported in horizontal position. I

, 10. A bilge barr'elstave assembly machinefias. specifiedin claim L'cOmprising barrel-stave con-J tracting ,Im'eans disposed a distance belowgsaid contracting "instrumentalities, said stave contractingmeans' comprising a flexible band,,with

means for contracting the band around the staves,;-a horizontal hinge for the rear portion of the band, horizontal guides for the front por tion of thejband, co-operating with said guides to maintain the band'in a horizontalplane,

11. Abilge barrel stave assembly machine, as

specified in claim 1, said positioning instrumentalities "comprising a removable rotary disk disposed in a horizontal plane, of less diameter than said circles, having its annular edge formed to-disengageably engage the --lower ends'of the staves, a stationarybase supporting the lower ends of the staves, said disk being provided at its center with a'fastening' device, forming a pivotv on said base, coincident with said barrel axis, whereby the disk can be removed at will.

12. A barrel-stave setting-up machine comprisingpositioning instrumentalities for receiving the lower end portionspf the-barrel stavegg-- v with their side-edgesin'engagement with each" other, and with an annular member encircling.

.. specified in claim 1, said positioningv instrumenthe lower p01 lens the staves and barrel stave contracting instrumentalities arranged above, shaped to form practically a complete circular-engagement with the barrel, rotatively op-,

erative about a fixed vertical axis to' contract the upper portions of the staves and bend them inwardly, thereby to receive. another annular member to encircle the upper portions of the staves, which axis is the vertical axis, of the barrel, said last-mentioned instrumentalities having" fixedvertical axes spaced apart on the circumference of a circle struck from said barrel axis, with movablevertical axes spaced"; apart on the circumference of alarger circle struck from said barrel axis, being operative about all of 'said axesto disengage the barrel assembly held together by said lower annular member and said upper annular member, in combination with barrel-stave contracting means disposed a distance above said positioning instrumentalities,v

below said other contracting instrumentalities, said second-mentioned barrel-stave contracting means comprising a flexible band provided with a toggle-joint, andprovided with a foot-pedal other, and with an annular member'encircling the lower portions of the staves," and. barrel-stave contracting instrumentalitiesarranged above, 1

shaped. to form practically a complete circular engagement with the barrel, rotatively operative about a fixed vertical axisto contract the upper portions of the stav es and bend them inwardly,

' thereby to receive another annular member to encircle the upper portions of the stavesfwhich axis is thevertical axis of the barrel, said lastmentioned instrumentalities having fixed vertical axes spaced apart on the circumference of ,a circle struck from' said barrel axis; withmovi able verticaljaxes spaced apart on the circumference of a larger circle struck from said barrel b axis, being operative about all of said axes to disengage the barrel assembly held together by said lower annular member and said upper an- .nular member, said machine also comprising footoperated ro'ckshafts eachhaving arms for engaging said lower annular member to raise the. finished barrel-stave assembly in said machine.

- 114, A. barre1-stave setting-up machine com prising positioning instrmnentalities for; receiving the lower end portions of they barrel 'staves contracting instrumentalities arranged above, shaped to'form practically a complete circular engagement with the barrel, rotativelyoperative about a fixed .verticalaxis to contract the upper portions of the staves and bend them inwardly, thereby to receive another, annular. memberto encirclethe upper portions, of the staves, which axis is the vertical axisiof thebarreL'said last mentioned instrumentalities having fixed vertical axes spaced apart on the'circumference of a circle struck from said barrel axis, with movable vertical axes spaced apart on the circumference of a largercircle Stluckirom said barrel axis, being operative, about all of said axes to disengage the barrel assemblyheldtogether by said lower annular memberand saidu'pper an- -nular member, said machine also; comprising front and rear 1ifting;means' for raising, the

finished barrel-stave assembly in themachine, v

to facilitate removal of the assembly upwardly from the machine.

WALTER FjNEWHoUsEfi 

